said by n2jtx:said by bartolo5:What spectrum this is anyway? what bands are we talking about?
1700MHz and 2100MHz - AWS
No great loss. Useless for cellular applications that need to be at least SOMEWHAT reliable. What they SHOULD make more of available is the 850MHz spectrum, where iDen phones work. That's the most reliable cell band, even works indoors to an extent, and when the trees are in bloom. The 1900 and up stuff is a joke. If there's a tree between the phone and the tower, you get no service.